Sunday, November 20, 2011

Android Ice – Android latest OS version. Android Ice Cream features

Google Android. Market
winning OS!! Today if you go to market for any tablets or mobiles ranging from
5000 to 45000, every product have one thing in common. It’s Android!!

No matter which company
tablets or mobile you buy, Android is common everywhere. Samsung, HTC, Motorola…all
are ruled by Android. The reason behind this is also vivid. Strongest point - Android
is open source system. In simple words, it is free. So any one can tweak or
customize android as per their requirement. This one quality is responsible for
the forming of empire of Android.

Steve Job’s apple had launched
apple OS. There were no competition to Apple Os and then Android came and
tablets and mobile market experienced 180° change. Now android has brought new
version in market –Android
Ice Cream Sandwitch.

Multitasking, ultimate
connectivity, customizable home screen are the features which will make Android
ICE Cream sandwitch famous.

Let’s review new features of Android ICE 4.0 –

Attractive
User Interface –

Use interface means the
simplicity you get while using any gadget. User interface is changed a lot in
Android 4.0 version. Best animation is provided for every application, new
typing feature for high resolution screen mobiles are new changes to user
interface. The most prominent addition to look and feel is Virtual Buttons. These
buttons will take you to backward screens or home page very easily. Then very
gorgeous favourite tray can be used for adding your favourite applications by
drag and drop. The favourite tray widget is automatic and resizes itself
according to mobile screens. So if your mobile screen is small then also favourite
tray option can be used easily without any hassle.

Another cool aspect of user
interface is Multitasking. If a mobile or tablet has a high end processor then its
OS should provide multitasking to leverage full capability of that processor.
Android ICE 4.0 supports multitasking facility with the help of system bar. Google
says it has made multitasking "even easier and more visual" on
Android 4.0. The Recent Apps button lets users jump instantly from one task to
another using the list in the System Bar. The list pops up to show thumbnail
images of apps used recently — tapping a thumbnail switches to the app.

Screen
Lock -

Let’s say you are on picnic
and you see an awesome photogenic scene. By the time you take out your mobile, unlocks
it and start camera; scene gets changed. However, if you have Android 4.0 then
you don’t have to suffer in between of locking and unlocking. Android 4.0 Ice Cream
provides sliding operating, which unlocks few of the important applications.
Means if you slide mobiles screen lock notification window the camera will
start automatically. To read message drag down screen lock notification window
and message will be displayed immediately. This feature can be configured for
applications as per your choice.

Text
messaging and Spell check –

Typing the most boring
operation you perform on mobile. I am saying it as boring because I can feel it
now while typing this blog post. Android Ice Cream Sandwitch 4.0 mobile users
don’t have to face typing. Android 4.0 ICE CREAM has “Input Voice Engine”. It
is basically Android Voice to Text facility. You don’t need keyboard for
typing. You just need to dictate and voice engine will print that message on
screen. The capability of voice engine has increased dramatically in Android.
If you make any grammatical mistake then grammatical corrects are also
suggested by voice input engine of Android IceCream.

Android 4.0 soft keyboard has
made typing a very pleasant experience. Word suggestions capability is also
excellent and upgraded as per new dictionary. Spell checker is another
important aspect of Android 4.0 IceCream. It is very similar to Microsoft word
and helps you to correct spellings.

Communication
and Sharing – Ice Cream Sandwich People App -

Communication and sharing has
become now our daily need. People today want to use social networking sites
along with their TV, fridge, and watches. Google Android 4.0 ICE has identified
social networking need very well. Android
4.0 ICE has new app called People App. You can store information of people you
contact along with profile pictures in your device and can connect to social networking
sites.

Emailing facility has also
been improved a lot. Cloud connection is a catching point of Android. In
addition now Android 4.0 also has improved Browser tabs, offline reading
facilities to the greater extent.

Camera
Capabilities –

Android 4.0 ICE provides
features same as professional photography. For example, Single motion panorama
mode, continuous focus, zero shutter speed, and lag exposure. Ample photo
editing aps have been provided to edit captured photographs. One of the features
of Android 4.0 Ice allows you change even the background of captured photograph.
This facility is also available for video shooting.

Face
unlock –

Once of the coolest feature
of Android 4.0 Ice is Face unlock. This feature makes android very secure OS.
This is completely new screen locking application brought by Android 4.0 Ice making
it most secure. You can keep your face and password for unlocking your mobile
screen. Mobile front camera is used for face unlocking. Of course back up pin
code is available for unlocking which is to be used in case face unlock cannot
be used.

Overall Android 4.0 ICE will
make smartphones smarter. So if you are planning to buy smart phone then I will
advise you to wait for some more time and go for Android 4.0 ICE CREAM.

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I am Kunal Chandratre. Working as Cloud Solution Architect @Microsoft. My speciality is Microsoft Azure Cloud platform.
Awarded as Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Microsoft Azure for consecutive 3 years. Passionate speaker, trainer...In free time (which I don't get usually)I write blogs and answers the forum questions. I was doing it just for timespass but now I have got addicted to blogging...Apart from work, I do variety of things which I can't tell here:).. I am trekker, singer, actor, painter, f1 racer, super hero in my dreams.. ...and now trying my luck with technologies...Keep posting...

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